Re: MacFinder -- a new WebDNA web site
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 18766
interpreted = N
texte = >>My background is a .gif with a color band on the left side, but the width >of that color band is fixed, of course. That means each visitor's browser >can override the font size settings in my templates, and then the text on >the left spills over to the white area. I'm not sure how to deal with this >in a way that makes it look *right* for everyone ...>Even without changing font size in the browser, its pretty much impossible >to use the background graphic sidebar technique ... > >A good workaround is to: >1. Remove the background graphic >2. create a table with a lefthand cell for the sidebar and the righthand >cell for content (looks like your site is already like this) >3. fill the lefthand table with the olive color (
bgcolor=#yourhexcolorhere>)>Voila! Even if someone increases their font size, the table will stretch to >accommodate it and keep the text on the olive background. The disadvantage >is that you will have a slight offset from the edge of the browser window >before the table will appear. Thanks Dan, I did it! Here, take a look: http://macfinder.com Originally I was concerned about the white space around the table, but now I think it looks good ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net
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>>My background is a .gif with a color band on the left side, but the width >of that color band is fixed, of course. That means each visitor's browser >can override the font size settings in my templates, and then the text on >the left spills over to the white area. I'm not sure how to deal with this >in a way that makes it look *right* for everyone ...>Even without changing font size in the browser, its pretty much impossible >to use the background graphic sidebar technique ... > >A good workaround is to: >1. Remove the background graphic >2. create a table with a lefthand cell for the sidebar and the righthand >cell for content (looks like your site is already like this) >3. fill the lefthand table with the olive color ( | bgcolor=#yourhexcolorhere>)>Voila! Even if someone increases their font size, the table will stretch to >accommodate it and keep the text on the olive background. The disadvantage >is that you will have a slight offset from the edge of the browser window >before the table will appear. Thanks Dan, I did it! Here, take a look: http://macfinder.com Originally I was concerned about the white space around the table, but now I think it looks good ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net
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